Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The sheriff closed the store of W lillian
Neal at Chester Thursday.
Lee CASTOR, who killed his son-in.law.
William Estes. made application before
Judge WitherspoOn at Chester for bail
on last Saturday. The Judge, after
hearing the testimony offered at the Cor
oner's inquest, signitied MS Willingness
to grant him bail in the sum Of $1,000.
SO far only ninety-three persons, all
told, have gone to Arkansas from tue line
of the Port Royal railroad, and they have
gone, not from dissatisfaction with the
eight-boX law or the priority lien law,
but because of hard times and the desire
for new things. If similar inducements
were offered it would be easy to get more
white people to go than the colored peo-
pie who have already taken their depar-
ture.
The town of WATERFORD will probably
have two barrooms during the ensuing
year. William Johnson. OF HsmptOn.
has applied for license, and viii doubt
less open on Jan. l. Mr. Fincken, VINO
has kept the business going tor the past
year alone, has also applied for a license
and will continue in the business. Each
license will cost $l,502 TO the council, 500
to the State and $25 to Uncle sam, max
ing total OF $l,627. There must be mil
lions in it,"
An organization Of colored persons.
having for its object Illegal and criminal
purposes, is said to exist in the western
portion of Chester county. A cOlored
man and Democrat reports that he was
recently ordered by this organ cation to
leave 10 three DAYS or suffer the cOnse-
quences. He says that the organization
has secret meetings, and places sentinels
to question all who are approaching the
place OF nesting. A correspondent, how
ever, has made some inquiry into the
matter, and from the information he mas
obtained be does not believe that the or.
ganization contemplstes the violation Of
any law.
The case of II. p. or "Dick" Jacobs.
charged with the killing OF tenant Dock
Hughes on Christmas day, was brought
up before Judge Norton at Pickens
Thursday on application for a writ OF
habeas corpus. After hearing the case
judge Norton granted the petition and
fixed the bond at $4,000. Jacobs was re-
leased and returned to the city in the after
noon. In view of the evidence given at
the inquest and the verdict OF the Coro.
ner's jury rendered therefrom, the amount
OF the bond has excited much surprise
and unfayorable comment. The tide 20
public feeling is strongly aGains'iS a -ttipE
iSuudll. fuu us Telehbe on eliEA tRCufliY
has not tended To allay that sentiment.
While Deputy Marshal J. b. Elkins was
riding atone IN the road, near the foot Of
CLASSY Mountain, twenty-five miles from
Greenvllie, Wednesday morning, on his
way to join the raidlng party OF Deputy
Collector Black, he was fired on by man
who stepped in Co the road from the bushes
behind him. The gun was loaded with
No. l shot, and dozen OF them we're
lodged in the deputy's back aud shout
ders. Capt. Elkins returned the fire with
pistol, but with less success. His
wounds are not serious, aud he at once
returned to the city. The would.be as
sassin was recognized as a veteran moon.
sinner, and probably partner in one oil
the Illicit stills destroyed by Col. Black
on the same raid.
United States Senator Wade Hampton
had for some years n sword that was car
ried by British officer IN the immortal
charge OF tue Light Brigade az Baiaklava.
This officer was Capt. George johnson,
and after the Crimean war he came to
this country. He served the Union in the
Third Regiment OF Penusylvan Cavalry,
aud exchanged swords with Col. j. Lee
Englebert, then a captain in that com.
mand. Col. Englebert was captured in
November. 1862, at HARDWOOD Churca,
Virginia, by Gen. Hampton's cavalry,
and Hampton preserved the sword as
personal memento. 1t being entirely Of